50 Cent Talks Of Lady Gaga & Beyonce’s Video “Telephone”

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Thu, 08 Apr, 2010

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While on tour in the UK recently, 50 Cent talked about Lady Gaga and Beyoncé’s recent “Telephone” video and used it as a jumping-off point to talk about what he feels are double standards in video censorship.

“I think it’s hot,” he told MTV UK of the video. “It’s interesting how the censors let things go. Standards on each artist are held completely different. The ‘P—y Wagon.’ I’d like to see them leave that license plate clear and not blur it out when I make my next vehicle and it has the ‘P—y Wagon’ in it. You know? It’s interesting they let that fly. ‘It’s Britney, bitch!’ Nobody has a problem with that, but if I say, ‘It’s 50, bitch,’ they say, ‘Oh my God! You gotta edit that.’

50 added about censors. “There’s actually a shot in ‘Telephone‘ at the table in the diner where it’s just breasts. It looks great. But if I shot the same shot in my music video, they would make me edit it immediately. Even if I had a female talent that was a recognizable talent that I asked to be a part of the project, they wouldn’t let that go. They’d think in some way you are taking advantage of a woman for marketing purposes. It’s different standards. They’ll ask me to ask tell the girl to not turn around … if she’s dancing, for her to not turn around in my video.

“I would kiss Beyoncé, Lady Gaga and Rihanna,” he replied with a laugh. “I’d marry Beyoncé, Lady Gaga and Rihanna — in Africa. I’d have three wives! I would avoid wearing condoms and make really big families.” (MTV)